undercast

American  

[uhn-der-kast, -kahst] / ˈʌn dərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

1. Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it.

2. Meteorology. an overcast layer of clouds viewed from above.

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Etymology

Origin of undercast

First recorded in 1880–85; under- + cast

Example Sentences

In its first-ever performances here, Donizetti’s “The Daughter of the Regiment” was undercast.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2015

The supporting actors are all fine, if occasionally undercast.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2013

She has always been a good actor but has often been slightly undercast, playing to the natural strengths of her distinctive crackling voice and witty face: she is a shoo-in for any Restoration drama.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2013

We had gotten a report that the area was clear, but we noticed undercast clouds.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was just as beautiful, nay, rather more beautiful than ever, in spite of her expression of deep melancholy and the dark sleepless hollows that undercast her eyes.

From First Person Paramount by Pratt, Ambrose